Board members

Naomi Edwards, Chair

BSc(Hons), FIA, FIAA, FNZSA, FAICD

Start date: 14 October 2011

Committee membership: Remuneration and nominations committee, Investment committee

Naomi is a Director of the Tasmanian Development Board, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Nikko AML Ltd, Nikko Asset Manager Australia Ltd, Propel Funeral Partners and will be joining the Institute of Actuaries Australia Board in 2020. She was formerly Independent Chair of Australian Ethical Investments, and Director at Trowbridge Consulting. She was previously an actuarial consultant and Partner at Deloitte.

John Mazengarb

BCom, FCA, FGIA, FCIS, MAICD

Start date: 18 July 2016

Committee membership: Audit, risk and compliance committee (Chair)

Nominating body: Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

John was a Director of RBF from September 2013 to July 2016. He is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years consulting experience with PwC, IBM and Litmus Group. In recent years he has also held several contract senior executive roles in Tasmanian Government businesses overseeing planning and delivery of major business transformation projects.

John is a Non-Executive Director, National Councillor and member of the Tasmanian State Council of the Governance Institute of Australia. He is Chair of the Clarence City Council Audit Committee and Independent Member of the TasBuild Limited Investment Committee. He is Chair of the Tasmanian Catholic Education Commission Centralised Long Service Leave Fund Investment Committee, Non-Executive Director of Mafematica Pty Ltd and Executive Director of GSD Advisors Pty Limited.

Steve Walsh

Start date: 10 October 2014

Committee membership: Remuneration and nominations committee

Nominating body: Unions Tasmania

Steve Walsh was formally the Secretary of Unions Tasmania. He was previously a State Organiser for the AMWU and has been involved with unions for over 30 years at state, national and international levels. He was previously a Director of Media Super, Skills Council and WorkCover Board.

Susan Parr

BA, GradDipEd(EC), MAICD

Start date: 24 March 2015

Committee membership: Remuneration and nominations committee (Chair)

Nominating body: Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Susan Parr was the CEO of St Ann’s Homes from 1997 to 2016. She is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Program on Negotiation. Susan has over thirty years’ experience in leadership positions on a range of boards including Aged and Community Services Tasmania and was previously Chair of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Trish Donohue

BSc, AIAA, CIMA, F Fin, GAICD

Start date: 1 January 2019

Committee membership: Investment committee (Chair), Remuneration and nominations committee, Audit, risk and compliance committee

Nominating body: Local Government Association of Tasmania

Trish Donohue is currently a director of the Infrastructure Victoria Audit and Risk Committee. Prior to this, Trish was director and deputy president of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), and board director of the CIMA Society of Australia (previously called Investment Management Consultants Association) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Investment Committee.

Trish has had extensive experience working in superannuation and investments, including as Group Executive of Investments at Cbus Superannuation Fund.

Jessica Munday

BA (Political Science/Public Policy)

Start date: 23 March 2018

Committee membership: Audit, risk and compliance committee

Nominating body: Unions Tasmania

Jessica Munday is the current Secretary of Unions Tasmania, the peak body for trade unions in Tasmania. Prior to leading Unions Tasmania, Jessica worked with the Community and Public Sector Union (PSU Group), leading the Tasmanian Branch for over three years.

Jessica is also involved in workplace health and safety as the President and Treasurer of Worker Assist and a Board Member of WorkCover Tasmania.